Add custom variable to post event script in visual studio 2012

Question

I'm tryin to add a post build event to my project to copy headers and libraries in another folder but I don't know how to set custom variables to my script:

set DEST=$(MY_LIBRARY_PATH)
xcopy $(SolutionDir)source\include\.h $(DEST)

where MY_LIBRARY_PATH is an enviorment variable I've looked at this link but it doesn't solve the problem Visual Studio 2012 Post Build Events - Error Code 255

So how can I set a custom enviorment variable?

To clarify this: Which one is the environment variable that you'd like to define? DEST or MY_LIBRARY_PATH? — Niko, May 23 '13 at 12:33
MY_LIBRARY_PATH is arleady defined, DEST is the variable I want to define — Elvis Dukaj, May 23 '13 at 12:47

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '13 at 12:28

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You could use a batch file "PostBuild.bat" and pass the paths to the batch file

PostBuild Event: Command line = call PostBuild.bat "$(SolutionDir)" "$(MY_LIBRARY_PATH)"

PostBuild.bat: xcopy %1source\include\.h %2

answered May 23 '13 at 12:28

Edward Clements

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@elvis.dukaj: we do more things in our PostBuild.bat (like DotFuscating the built exe, signing the Dotfuscated exe, copying the necessary files to our setup folders, etc) – Edward Clements May 23 '13 at 14:08

Add custom variable to post event script in visual studio 2012

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